Latest: CEO of Fish Producers Association wants fishermen's voices heard

Update 1.49pm: The CEO of the Irish Fish Producers Association, Francis O’Donnell says the voices of Irish fishermen are not being listened to on the issue of the ‘Voisinage agreement’.

Up until 2016, under the ‘Voisinage agreement’, which dates back to the 1960s, there was a “gentleman’s agreement” where fishing vessels from both sides of the Border enjoyed reciprocal rights in Irish territorial waters.